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Imagine prostrating yourself to Trump in this embarrassing way. Sheesh.

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[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 311 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Gay man gives gift to anti-lgbtq president.

Just proves that you can be gay and still be an absolute parasite billionaire. Fuck your pride apple watch bands.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 173 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

vance who is also mostly closeted too. peter thiel defenestrated his model bf.

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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Well fuck, Clarence is basically a black white supremacist.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 131 points 2 months ago (16 children)

we're gonna need more luigis.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 116 points 2 months ago (13 children)

Tim Cook, and Apple, is supporting a pedophile. Remember that when you walk into an Apple Store, if you can afford to.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (14 children)

“Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago after the election, and Google donated $1 million to the inauguration fund”

So is Google and every major company

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 101 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 97 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yes this is a bribe. Period.

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[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 87 points 2 months ago

I don't get why people are NOW saying he's trying to appease trump. He's been doing it for years. He was front row at his inauguration right next to other billionaires.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 86 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Giving him a literal gold bar (though disguised as a stand) is stereotypical buying El Presidente in a Banana Republic bullshit.

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I had to look it up: 24 karat is the purest form of gold. So yeah it's a gold bar 100% lmfao

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 56 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Such a disgusting display. Most normal people don't want anything to do with rapists and child molesters, yet here's Tim.

[–] ComradeRachel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 2 months ago (15 children)

Honestly I am pretty sure this is a bribe to exempt Apple from tariffs. Billionaires care more about their profit than children being harm. It’s the sad truth.

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[–] tabular@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do stocks go up from such a cringe-move?

[–] AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social 23 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Apple stock did, and unfortunately it even makes sense why. Considering how self-centered Trump is, and how easily swayed he can be by a literal shiny rock being given to him, this was probably a legitimately good trade for Apple.

They spend some money on a gold brick with some laser-cut glass, and the president of the entire country either gives them preferential treatment, or simply doesn't take any more extreme actions he was planning to take against them.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And I can't even accept a gift voucher due to anti-bribery rules? Fuck off.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 months ago

This is why when the whole media world rushed to protect him when he came out of the closet as gay was total and utter bullshit. He wasn't brave and he doesn't give one hot damn about the gay community clearly.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago

Bribery is now not just legal, but mandatory

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (13 children)

In other countries this would be a criminal offense. For example in Austria: if the value of the gift is above 50000€ , it's 6 months - 5 years; if over 300k€ it's 1-10 years of prison.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh, this is 100% a criminal offense for any government employee that isn't Donald Trump (or someone that he has decided to shield).

Low level government workers can't even accept someone paying for their lunch.

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[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Bribe. The word you're looking for

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Oh hey, another reason Apple fucking sucks. Look at that.

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[–] thoon@feddit.nl 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I fucking hate corporatism

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[–] july@leminal.space 38 points 2 months ago

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-is-back-on-trumps-good-side-the-cost-600-billion-113413035.html

“The move comes after Trump threatened to place a 25% tariff on Apple’s iPhones made overseas and in the face of a potential 100% tariff on semiconductors.”

Pussies

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When you're rich and powerful as fuck but still bend the knee to a felon rapist pedophile.

All of America's most "powerful" people are little fucking bitches. Little bitches are calling the shots and representing us to the world. Jesus Christ how pathetic is this country going to get?

Conservatives: Hold my beer.

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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Time to boycott Apple just like everybody decided to boycott Target and Amazon for bending over.

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[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 35 points 2 months ago

Emperor Cheesar accepting gold tribute from his feudal vassal

[–] REDACTED 33 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Now that's pathetic. Whatever happened to apple? What was even the latest cool thing they did? Seems almost irrelevant now

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[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (11 children)

I’m not buying any more iPhones. I got used to them and just continued buying them. But no more.

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[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

His name really is Tim Apple now.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

enthusiastic dick sucking noises

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[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 29 points 1 month ago

Smells like an opportunity to cause Apple brand damage.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago (6 children)

So now that apple bent the knee can people finally stop buying apple shit?

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[–] ApeNo1@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

An apple shaped hole in a CD? He just presented Trump with an A-Hole award.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So, where are y'all going to hang your mandatory Trump portraits?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

So, where are y'all going to hang ~~your mandatory~~ Trump? ~~portraits~~

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago

Fuck you Tim Cook

[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’ll bet those boots taste disgusting.

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